Shingle



9 1927., y N. P. HARSHBERGER Jam SHINGLE `Filed Deo. 4. 1922 Patented lJam; 4, 1927.

UNITED STATES lPerrier oFF NORMAN I. HABSIIBERQER, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

A1,613,099 y j SHINGLE.

Application led December 4, 1922. Ser'iafNo. 604,733.

This invention relates to shingles for cov- Aering roofs, and has for itsl object the production of suitable shingles for the purpose so formed that the exposed part thereof may be locked down [by the adjacent shingles so as to cprevent the exposed part from being turne up by the wind or by warping or in any other manner. Another object of the invention is to been covered by the shingles, Vwill be pleas- .ing to the the eye. A further object is to y `provide shingles of this nature of such shape that they can be easily laid and Will form a veryr effective waterproof cover for the roof. Other objects of the invention will be apparent fromconsideration of the accompanying drawings and the following description thereof.

`a plurality of shingles properly assembled on the roof; Fig. 9,-is a plan view of a single shingle overlapping normally another shin-,y

gle; and Fig. 3 is a sectional view along the 4s line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

So far as my invention is concernedthe substances of which my vshingles are coinposed is immaterial, but I prefer for the pur'- pose substances which may beformed into sheets orv long venientl cut by means of dies or otherwise into in vidual units, which are then to be applied to the roofvin general vin a manner somewhat similar to the ordinar manner of applying shingles. v When shinges are made in this manner, when applied to the roof, as

they are ordinarily more or less pliable, theA are square orV atleast rectangular shaped.

and comprise 'a main or which is normally covered by the adjacent shingles, the exposed portion 6and the lockmg portion '7; the locking portion being y portion 5,

fixed in any suitable manner to the cover.

part of the portionof the shingle which will provide shingles of such shapev 10 that the appearance of the roof, after having Of'the drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan View ofV strips, and then may be con-y otherwise bent out o shape, the consequence oifered by thev i y be exposed when laid. This locking member may be fixed to the shingle in any/:suitable manner, but I slits 8 in the whereby a portion 7 is `fr ee 'to be bent upwardly or downwardly. The ends of this prefer 'for the purpose cutting portion form tonguesor lugs whichvmay be the adjacent shinslipped under the edges of vICE'. f

exposed portion of the `shingle gles When the shingles are 'laid the lower 4 row of shingles 9 are laid and fastened in any lordinary manner by nails 10. The next row of shingles 11 are then laid staggered with reference to `the shingles `9 with the tongues 12 'projecting' under the edges 13 of theV two adjacent underlying shingles.

The layer 14 is then laid alternating with the shingles 1l but in line with'the shingles 9 and with the tongues of the shingles .14 locked under the edges 15 of the 'adjacent underlyingl shingles; and so on until the roof is covered, each shingle as thus laid being fastened by nails 1 0 lnear the side'cornersthereof.

Referring to Fig. 1 vit will be seen that the exposed portion of each ofthe shingles forms a. square or rectangular shaped ligure which is pleasing to, the eye, and, by cutting off the lower corners of the shingles, the exposed edges'l, together with the'edgesl ofthe horizontal slit 8 gives a' pleasing appearance to the roof, so that the appearance or the roof as a. whole is very pleasing to the eye. A

It should be understood that m'yinventon ls not to be considered as confined to vsquare or rectangular'shaped shingles, as the shingles may be diamond shaped or other shapes in gener-a1v without departing from the spirt of my, invention as disclosed by the followingclaims. y i ,r lv yIn order to facilitate the laying of the shingles and to prevent any tearing tendency of the edges of the slitted portlonof the shin le I provide lin the shingles slits 17 i' whic not only allow the tongues to be bent inwardly more readily but allow the edges 13 to pass more freely over the tongue with- 'out danger of tearing the shingle. 7.Although the exact shape of the tongues is not material to the broad principle involved,

yet I prefer to have the outer edge of each.

tongue fparallel with the adjacent yside of the shingle,y as is indicated in the drawings. In this way this ed e of the tongue projects atY right angles yun er the adjacent shingle edge and thus' the maximum amount of tongue surface for the ton e area is projected under the adjacent s ingle.

I claim as my invention:

'1. An article of manufacture comprising a shin le, a tongue fixed to the inner portion of sai shingle at a material distance from the edges, said tongue having oppositely disposed projections thereon said :projections being adapted to lie un er the respec` tive edges of two adjacent underlying shingles,' said shingle having a plurality of slits partly surrounding said tongue whereby said tongue may be bent downwardly out of the plane of the shingle. Y

2. An article ofl manufacture comprising a shingle having interior slits therein spaced a material distance from lthe edges of thev shingle, said slits being continuous and enclosing an oblong-shaped portion, the por lion oi the shingle within said slits being adapted to be bent out of the plane of the shingle and said portion havingoppositely dis osed projections thereon adapted to-lie unc er two adjacent underlying shingles.

3. A plurality of shingles adapted to cover a rooit and a tongue integral with and fixed yto each of said shingles al material distance from its lower edge, said tongue being bent downwardly out of the plane ot' f said shingle and being adapted tov project under the edges of two adjacent underlying shingles.

aA rectangularly-shaped shingle having an.

enlongated tongue fixed to one -corner of said shingle,'two Aof the edges of said tongue bein`g substantially parallel with the respective adjacent edges of said shingle, and

adapted to lie under the respective cor responding edges of two adjacent under-y lying shingles.

6. A pluralit of shingles covering a roof, each of said s ingles having a tongue integral with land fixed thereto a material distance from its lower edges, each `of said tongues, having op ositely disposed integral projections',and t e respective projections extending beneath the 'two adjacent lying shingles.

7. A shingle having locking means ad,- jacent one corner, ,said means comprising an integral tongue said shingle having an opening through the shingle and registering in shape and position with said tongue, two edges of said tongue adjacent said cor.- ner being parallel with the respective converging adjacent outer edges of the shin le. v S. A rectangularly-shaped shingle havlngl two slits' therethrough, adjacent one corner spaced apart and respectively parallel with f the adjacent edges of the shlngle, andI having other slits, therethrough connecting the ends of said slits which are most remote from said corner. i

9.- A roofingv shingle havingits body provided with a slit arranged wholly within Ithe borderedge of the bodyv and :forming a tongue adapted to interlock `with the edge ot' another shingle.I j

10,-A rooting comprising aplurality of shingles adapted to be arranged obliquely in rows and each shingle 'of one row over.-

-lapping a shingle inanother row and having a tongue formed 'wholly/within the border edge thereofv and 'en aging underneath theedge ofthe other s ingle. v

1l. A roof comprising a :plurality of shingles, one edge of each shingle passing over an inner portion of an adjacent overlying shingle, all of said inner portions being spaced a material distance l from the' edges of said shingle.' y f' 1 `I n testimony whereof, I hereunto Set -Iny hand.

A NORMAN r. HimsnisigiuciizrtA under- 

